(1)Icebreakers and Warm ups(破冰游戏)
Icebreakers are great games and activities to get students talking and smiling those daunting (令人畏惧、怯步的)first few days at school . Remember : " Every best friend was once a perfect stranger !"
简介：热身游戏，其主要功用是为了加强同伴间的交流,避免交际时产生的冷场(破冰); 同时,也为了让学生能更快地进入学习状态。
就大部分游戏而言,热身或破冰的同时包含着语言学习和运用的任务,但也有个别游戏是纯粹动作类游戏。教师在组织这些游戏时,可选择不同的主题和内容,以使之既能促进同学间的交流,又能促进语言的学习。
(2) Active Games (活动性游戏)
Active games and activities are great to get the students physically involved in the learning process. Physical response makes learners acquire new material in most effective way.These activities can help lower anxiety and bring up the magic of competition. Active games and activities will make your students move, be active and use what they have already learnt in an unobtrusive manner .
简介：活动性游戏，顾名思义是为了能让学生在学习过程中“动起来”的游戏。动起来的目的,有的是为了鼓励学生们更乐于执行语言学习任务,有些则纯粹是为了活跃课堂气氛。这些游戏,包括比赛、接力、追人等动作游戏,也包括一些妙趣横生的创造性游戏。所有的游戏,都情趣盎然,极大地调动了学生的积极性,也发挥了他们的想象力和创造力。需要注意的是,活动性游戏大多会造成秩序混乱,因此需要教师的控制、调度,而有些游戏,则属于户外活动。
(3) Quiet / Passive Games (安静/被动游戏) Quiet / Passive games and activities are designed for the lessons when you don't want your students to run around and get noisy and nevertheless make your class captivating and fun.
安静游戏(或被动游戏)，其主要特点是游戏过程不以动作为主,而是以语言的习得、训练以及思维能力的培养为目标,通过学生间的互动而完成。此类游戏大多包含一个或更多的语言任务,同时,这些任务大多与学生的课程学习、生活经验相关。教师可将这些游戏与课堂教学内容有机结合,从而提高学生的学习效率。
(4) Outdoor Activities (户外活动)
The following activities are designed to help develop friendly environment based on cooperation and problem solving . Along with recognizing the need for cooperation within a group , it is hoped that each individual will have an improved self-image as well.
简介：户外游戏，这些游戏没有明确的语言任务,其主要目的是为了让孩子“动起来”。在这些游戏中,动作游戏占大多数。通过游戏,孩子可以锻炼自己的身体平衡能力、运动能力、小组协作能力以及活动中的策略运用能力等,有些游戏甚至是对成人社会的模仿。另外,由于这些游戏基本上在户外进行,因此可以培养孩子接触自然、热爱自然的情感。
